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When therefore Herod had thus got clear of the multitude, and had
dissipated the vehemency of passion under which they had been, the greatest
part of the people were disposed to change their conduct, and not to be
displeased at him any longer; but still some of them continued in their
displeasure against him, for his introduction of new customs, and esteemed
the violation of the laws of their country as likely to be the origin of
very great mischiefs to them, so that they deemed it an instance of piety
rather to hazard themselves [to be put to death], than to seem as if they
took no notice of Herod, who, upon the change he had made in their government,
introduced such customs, and that in a violent manner, which they had never
been used to before, as indeed in pretense a king, but in reality one that
showed himself an enemy to their whole nation; on which account ten men
that were citizens [of Jerusalem] conspired together against him, and sware
to one another to undergo any dangers in the attempt, and took daggers
with them under their garments [for the purpose of killing Herod]. Now
there was a certain blind man among those conspirators who had thus sworn
to one another, on account of the indignation he had against what he heard
to have been done; he was not indeed able to afford the rest any assistance
in the undertaking, but was ready to undergo any suffering with them, if
so be they should come to any harm, insomuch that he became a very great
encourager of the rest of the undertakers.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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